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13.03.1900–18.07.1993
Jean Negulesco
Jean Negulesco was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor of Romanian origin, born on March 13, 1900, in Craiova. He is best known for his films of the 1940s and 1950s. He died on July 18, 1993, in Marbella.07.07.1833–22.08.1898
Félicien Rops
Félicien Rops (1833–1898) was a Belgian Symbolist artist known for painting, printmaking, and illustration. He worked mainly in France, creating etchings and aquatints, notably for literary works by authors such as Baudelaire and Verlaine.10.02.1848–25.02.1936
Anna Boch
Anna Rosalia Boch (February 10, 1848 – February 25, 1936) was a French and Belgian artist and patron associated with pointillism, impressionism, and neo-impressionism. She lived and worked in France and Belgium during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.14.06.1971–?
Alfred Freddy Krupa
Alfred Freddy Krupa (born June 14, 1971, Karlovac) is a Croatian contemporary artist, master draftsman, book illustrator, art photographer, and art educator. He is recognized as an innovator in the New Ink Art movement.30.09.1972–25.12.2019
Ari Behn
Ari Mikael Behn (born Bjørshol, 1972–2019) was a Norwegian writer, artist, director, and actor. He gained recognition with his 1999 short story collection 'Sad as Hell' and was the first husband of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway.10.04.1877–20.08.1959
Alfred Kubin
Alfred Kubin (1877–1959) was an Austrian graphic artist, writer, and book illustrator associated with Symbolism. He lived and worked within the cultural traditions of Austria-Hungary and Austria.20.01.1910–03.01.1980
Joy Adamson
Joy Adamson (born Friederike Victoria Gessner) was a naturalist, writer, artist, and wildlife conservationist born on January 20, 1910, in Opava. She is known for raising and releasing a lioness and a cheetah into the wild. She died on January 3, 1980, in Shaba.01.04.1905–03.01.1988
Gaston Eyskens
Gaston Eyskens (1905–1988) was a Belgian politician and economist who served three terms as Prime Minister of Belgium between 1949 and 1973. He was a member of the Catholic Block, later the Social Christian Party, and then the Christian People's Party after a party split.10.10.1903–01.06.1983
Prince Charles, Count of Flanders
Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, was born on October 10, 1903, and served as Belgium’s prince regent from 1944 to 1950. He was a prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony, and known also as an artist. He died in Ostend on June 1, 1983.05.02.1930–?
Ilon Wikland
Ilon Wikland is a Swedish artist of Estonian origin, born on February 5, 1930, in Tartu. She is known as an illustrator and graphic artist, notably as a longstanding illustrator of Astrid Lindgren's books.22.01.1872–08.02.1938
Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark
Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (1872–1938) was a member of the Glücksburg royal family. Born and deceased in Athens, he was both a prince and a practicing artist connected to Greek culture.01.03.1842–04.01.1901
Nikolaos Gyzis
Nikolaos Gyzis (1842–1901) was a Greek painter and graphic artist of the academic style, a leading representative of the Munich School of Greek painting and Impressionism. He also taught at the university level.23.01.1734–26.03.1804
Wolfgang von Kempelen
Wolfgang von Kempelen (1734–1804) was an Austrian and Hungarian inventor, engineer, mechanic, architect, writer, playwright, artist, and chess player. He authored the treatise "The Mechanism of Human Speech" reflecting his interest in speech and mechanisms.24.05.1928–20.11.2016
William Trevor
William Trevor was an Irish writer, playwright, and novelist born on May 24, 1928, in Mitchelstown. Renowned as a master of the short story, he was often compared to Anton Chekhov. He died on November 20, 2016, in Somerset.11.05.1928–21.06.2026
Yaacov Agam
Yaacov Agam (1928–2026) was an Israeli and French artist, a pioneer of kinetic art. He worked in abstraction, experimental art, sculpture, graphic arts, serigraphy, and jewelry design.26.01.1935–08.06.2022
Paula Rego
Paula Rego (1935–2022) was a Portuguese artist known for her work in modernism and contemporary art. Her dramatic and monumental paintings made a significant impact in 20th-century figurative art. She lived and worked in both Portugal and the UK.14.11.1887–25.10.1918
Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso
Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso (1887–1918) was a Portuguese painter and caricaturist active in the early 20th century. He engaged with modernism, impressionism, expressionism, cubism, futurism, and orphism, contributing significantly to the cultural heritage of Portugal.20.06.1946–03.10.2021
Lars Vilks
Lars Vilks (June 20, 1946 – October 3, 2021) was a Swedish artist, cartoonist, and art theorist. He earned a PhD in art history and served as a professor of art theory. Vilks was associated with the mail art movement and contributed to art theory.24.04.1830–23.04.1889
Princess Eugénie of Sweden
Princess Eugénie of Sweden (1830–1889) was a daughter of King Oscar I and Queen Joséphine. She was a writer, composer, artist, sculptor, philanthropist, and musician, active in Sweden’s cultural and public life during the 19th century.13.01.1969–?
Genco Gulan
Genco Gulan, born January 13, 1969, in Istanbul, is a Turkish artist and art theorist. He works in conceptual art using painting, sculpture, and installation to explore connections between society and culture.08.10.1948–?
Gottfried Helnwein
Gottfried Helnwein is an Austrian and Irish artist, photographer, and performer born on October 8, 1948, in Vienna. His work spans photorealism and installation art within the hyperrealism movement.07.06.1954–?
Jan Theuninck
Jan Theuninck is a Belgian artist, poet, and writer born on June 7, 1954, in Zonnebeke. He creates in multiple genres using French and English. Among his known works is the piece titled "Yperite."11.12.1953–?